want to manufacture 3d prototype, unsure where to start
coming back on reddit for some help and/or direction. i have a STEP file of a shelf i want to manufacture that is about 30 inches long x 23 inches tall. i put this into xometry (a custom manufacturing site) to have it 3d printed with vapor smoothing finish because i want to replicate ABS material for the prototype, however the quote for this was around 4k, which i did not expect. is this really the cost to produce a single prototype for this or am i doing this wrong? ideally, i want to find someone who can make the parts of this (based off my step file) and vapor smooth them and just send me the parts and i can build it myself if that is cheaper. does anyone know where i could go and how much this should cost? i really appreciate the help! i don't know a lot about manufacturing if you couldn't tell ;P I attached a reference photo of what the shelf will look like.